Yes, miss
Wow! It is amazing how much difference it makes when you really care about what you’re doing. Of course, being able to compare it to other things you do really makes it clear.
Yesterday I had the opportunity to teach a 2-hour session at the Edna Manley School of Dance. Not in dance though (ha ha, that would be funny). No, I was a guest lecturer in a Theatre Arts Management class being given to final year Dance students. The course is being run by a friend of mine who asked me to help out. So I spent 2 hours lecturing and conversing on Fund-raising, Sponsorship, Proposal Writing, all tailored to the arts in Jamaica. I must say I enjoyed it.
Now contrast that to a 3-hour training session I gave the day before at work. Same small class size, similar level of familiarity with the material but talking about software definitely does not give me the same buzz. When I was finished I was just relieved to have gotten it over with, though I actually have several more of those (exact same) sessions to do.
It’s a small thing but it really felt good to be doing something (anything) in the direction of where I want to go, even if it was teaching which I never saw myself doing really. Apparently I don’t do badly though because I may be asked to help out with other sessions and perhaps be on the panel to evaluate their final project presentations.
Hmm, a wind is blowing.
Right now I am feeling kindaexcited...
